Winter 2005 Course Descriptions
DVSC 622 30100 |
Introduction to the Study of Religion and The Human Sciences |
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Riesebrodt |
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3:00-4:20 |
S106 |
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PQ: Open only to first-year A.M.R.S. and A.M. students. |
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DVSC 622 45100 |
Reading Course: Special Topics in Divinity |
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Staff |
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Petition with bibliography signed by instructor; enter section from faculty list. |
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DVSC 622 49900 |
Exam Preparation: Divinity |
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Open only to Ph.D. students in quarter of qualifying exams; enter section from faculty list. |
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DVSC 622 50200 |
Research: Divinity |
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Staff |
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Petition signed by instructor; enter section from faculty list. |
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DVSC 622 59900 |
Thesis Work: Divinity |
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Petition signed by instructor; enter section from faculty list. |
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BIBL 603 32500 |
Introduction to the New Testament: Texts and Contexts |
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Mitchell |
Tu/Th |
10:30-11:50 |
S208 |
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An immersion in the texts of the New Testament with the following goals: through careful reading to come to know well some representative pieces of this literature; to gain useful knowledge of the historical, geographical, social, religious, cultural and political contexts of these texts and the events they relate; to learn the major literary genres represented in the canon (‘gospels,’ ‘acts,’ ‘letters,’ and ‘apocalypse’) and strategies for reading them; to comprehend the various theological visions to which these texts give expression; to situate oneself and one’s prevailing questions about this material in the history of interpretation. |
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BIBL 603 34100 |
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew |
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Staff |
M/W/F |
8:00-8:50 |
S204 |
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PQ: BIBL 34000 or consent of instructor. |
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BIBL 603 35400 |
Intermediate Koine Greek III |
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Staff |
M/W/F |
8:00-8:50 |
S200 |
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PQ: Bible 35300 or equivalent. |
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BIBL 603 39800 |
German: Lecture/Discussion Group |
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Klauck |
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5:00-6:30 |
S208 |
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In this course, German exegetical and theological literature will be read and discussed. Only German may be used in this class, which is intended to help students gain greater fluency in German and a better knowledge of research done in German-speaking countries. |
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BIBL 603 43100 |
Interpreting the Gospel According to Matthew |
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Mitchell |
T/Th |
1:30-2:50 |
S403 |
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An exegesis course on “the church’s gospel,” which will seek to create a constructive conversation between modern redaction-critical readings of Matthew as a document forged in heated interaction with a specific historical context (particularly defined by inter-/intra-Jewish polemics and the emergence of the “ekklesia” as distinct from the synagogue) and the history of interpretation and effects of this gospel in the ancient church and up to the present, including Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of the Christ. Each student will select an exegete—ancient, medieval, modern, postmodern—to impersonate in class discussions. |
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BIBL 603 51200 |
Paul and Ritual |
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Betz |
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9:00-11:50 |
S403 |
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PQ: Greek |
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THEO 604 30200 |
History of Christian Thought II |
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Hollywood |
W/F |
1:30-2:50 |
S106 |
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Ident. HCHR 30200 |
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THEO 604 39900 |
Emily Dickinson |
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Tracy/Strand |
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3:00-5:50 |
F305 |
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Ident. DVPR 39900, HCHR 39900, RLIT 39900, SCTH 33800 |
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THEO 604 40800 |
Third-World Theologies |
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Hopkins |
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1:00-3:50 |
S204 |
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THEO 604 41300 |
Calvin’s Institutes
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Schreiner |
T/Th |
10:30-11:50 |
S204 |
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Ident. HCHR 41700 |
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THEO 604 43500 |
Contemporary Theological Models |
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Hopkins |
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9:00-11:50 |
S204 |
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THEO 604 49401 |
The Theology of the Late Augustine I |
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Tracy/Schreiner |
Th |
1:30-4:20 |
S208 |
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Ident. HCHR 49401, SCTH 49401 |
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DVPR 605 30201 |
Indian Philosophy I |
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Arnold |
T/Th |
10:30-11:50 |
S400 |
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This course introduces some of the early themes and textual traditions that will inform the development of Indian philosophy in its later, more mature phases. |
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DVPR 605 31400 |
Introduction to Philosophy of Religion |
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Arnold |
T/Th |
1:30-2:50 |
S400 |
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This course is meant to introduce students to some of the main figures, topics, and trajectories of thought in modern and contemporary "philosophy of religion"--which requires, among other things, that we consider just what that might be. The course is, moreover, intended to do so particularly in such a way as to help facilitate preparations for doctoral qualifying exams in Philosophy of Religion. |
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DVPR 605 39900 |
Emily Dickinson |
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Tracy/Strand |
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3:00-5:50 |
F305 |
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Ident. HCHR 39900, RLIT 39900, SCTH 33800, THEO 39900 |
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CHRM 606 30300 |
The Public Church and Its Ministry |
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Culp |
T/Th |
3:00-4:20 |
S400 |
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This course explores theology and, to some extent, theological ethics, as basic arts of ministry for the public church. The course considers theology’s descriptive, diagnostic work in interpreting human life in its multiple dimensions—individual, interpersonal, “spiritual,” cultural, moral, political, socio-economic. It also examines theology’s constructive, prescriptive work in directing Christian life and ministry toward the fullness of life in God. While not claiming to provide a comprehensive introduction, the course will explore various ways of thinking theologically, theological method/s, and theological symbols and their interrelation. |
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CHRM 606 30600 |
Introduction to the Study of Ministry |
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Boden |
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3:00-5:50 |
S400 |
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DO NOT REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE. |
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CHRM 606 35600 |
Arts of Ministry: Preaching |
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Lindner |
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9:00-11:50 |
S400 |
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This class examines some of the historical, theological, pastoral and aesthetic dimensions of the art of preaching, and encourages students to develop their authentic voices as preachers. Attention is given to disciplines for sermon preparation and delivery, the practice of theology and use of scripture, and the cultivation of the spiritual life of the preacher. |
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CHRM 606 40700 |
The Practice of Ministry II |
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Piñón |
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1:00-3:50 |
S400 |
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DO NOT REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE. |
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CHRM 606 42600 |
Senior Ministry Project II |
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Gilpin |
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PQ: Third-year ministry students only. |
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HIJD 625 36700 |
Eastern and Western European Conceptions of Judaism II |
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Mendes-Flohr/Brinker |
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9:00-11:50 |
S403 |
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Ident. JWSG. 36200, NEHC 30931 |
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HIJD 625 41900 |
The Jewish Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages |
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Robinson |
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12:00-2:50 |
S200 |
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This course will examine the methods of exegesis and hermeneutical theories developed by the Jews from the ninth to the fifteenth century. The various approaches, from the early achievements of Saadia Gaon to the laconic literalism of Abraham Ibn Ezra to the long exegetical essays by Isaac Abarbanel, will be studied in relation to concurrent trends in Islam and Christianity. The use of Bible in sermons, poetry, polemics, philosophy, and Kabbalah will also be considered. There is no language requirement, but there will be an extra session for students who possess reading knowledge of Hebrew. |
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HIJD 625 42900 |
The Jews in Medieval Spain |
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Robinson |
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1:30-2:50 |
S200 |
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This course will study the Jewish community in Spain from the Muslim conquest in 711 to the expulsion in 1492. The focus will be on literary and intellectual developments, such as poetry, exegesis, law, philosophy, and mysticism, and on the complex relation of the Jews to Iberian Islam and Christianity. There is no language requirement, but there will be an extra session for students who possess reading knowledge of Hebrew. |
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HIJD 625 45900 |
Martin Buber’s Philosophy of Dialogue |
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Mendes-Flohr |
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1:30-4:50 |
S204 |
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HCHR 626 30200 |
History of Christian Thought II |
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Hollywood |
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1:30-2:50 |
S106 |
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Ident. THEO 30200 |
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HCHR 626 39900 |
Emily Dickinson |
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Tracy/Strand |
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3:00-5:50 |
F305 |
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Ident. DVPR 39900, RLIT 39900, SCTH 33800, THEO 39900 |
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HCHR 626 41700 |
Calvin’s Institutes |
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Schreiner |
T/Th |
10:30-11:50 |
S204 |
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Ident. THEO 41300 |
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HCHR 626 41801 |
Abelard and Heloise |
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Pick |
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9:00-11:50 |
S406 |
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This course will use the writings of Abelard and Heloise as a window onto twelfth-century European society, culture, and thought. Readings will be taken from different genres of writing including selections from the Letters, the Historia calamitatum, the Sic et non, and the Dialogus inter philosophorum, iudaeum, et christianum as well as supplementary secondary source readings. This course is intended for those who wish additional practice in reading medieval Latin texts and primary source reading will be in Latin. |
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Ident. HIST 60602 |
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HCHR 626 46800 |
Medieval Christianity I |
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Hollywood |
W/F |
3:30-4:50 |
S208 |
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HCHR 626 49401 |
The Theology of the Late Augustine I |
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Tracy/Schreiner |
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1:30-4:20 |
S208 |
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Ident. THEO 49401 |
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HREL 628 30200 |
Indian Philosophy I |
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Arnold |
T/Th |
10:30-11:50 |
S400 |
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This course introduces some of the early themes and textual traditions that will inform the development of Indian philosophy in its later, more mature phases. |
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HREL 628 36001 |
Second-Year Sanskrit: Readings in Book 17 of the Mahabharata, in Sanskrit |
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Doniger |
M/W |
10:00-11:30 |
S207 |
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PQ: One year of Sanskrit. Final exam. |
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HREL 628 41500 |
Classical Theories of Religion |
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Lincoln/Riesebrodt |
T/Th |
9:30-10:50 |
S106 |
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Ident. AASR 41500, SOCI 40127 |
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HREL 628 42701 |
Issues in Indian Esoteric Buddhism |
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Wedemeyer |
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2:00-4:50 |
S403 |
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Though arguably the most vigorous movement in Indian Buddhism in the latter half of the first millennium, Indian Esoteric Buddhism (Mantranaya, Vajrayana) has been rather neglected in Buddhist Studies overall. In this course, we will look more closely at these traditions, and consider some of the many questions concerning their genealogy, history, literature, and practice. |
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HREL 628 45001 |
Studies in Buddhism: The Classics |
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Wedemeyer |
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2:00-4:50 |
S403 |
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The first of a two-quarter survey of the major landmarks in the study of Buddhism in the modern academy. Beginning with the earliest studies and the landmark publication of Eugène Burnouf’s Introduction á l’Histoire du Buddhisme Indien (1844), through the demise of Louis de la Vellée Poussin (1938), we will examine the progress of Buddhist Studies: institutionally, intellectually, and ideologically. Attention will be given to tracing the outlines of the historical contexts, strategies of legitimation, sources of funding and institutional foundations, and directions of research which characterize the study of Buddhism in its formative period. |
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HREL 628 52200 |
Problems in the History of Religions |
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Doniger |
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7:30-10:00 |
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PQ: Consent of instructor. For graduate students in the History of Religions program. |
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HREL 628 52500 |
Readings in Tibetan Literature |
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Wedemeyer |
T/Th |
10:00-11:20 |
S406 |
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PQ: 2nd year Tibetan required |
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RLIT 635 36300 |
Renaissance Epic |
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Murrin |
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3:00-4:20 |
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A study of classical epic in the Renaissance or Early Modern period. Emphasis will be both on texts and on classical epic theory. We will read Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, Camões' Lusiads, and Milton's Paradise Lost. A paper will be required and perhaps an examination. |
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RLIT 635 39900 |
Emily Dickinson |
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Tracy/Strand |
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3:00-5:50 |
F305 |
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Ident. DVPR 39900, HCHR 39900, SCTH 33800, THEO 39900 |
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RLIT 635 44600 |
T.S. Eliot |
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Yu |
M/W |
9:30-10:50 |
S200 |
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Ident. ENGL 44100, SCTH 53610 |
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RLIT 635 49200 |
Journey to the West II |
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Yu |
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1:30-4:30 |
S200 |
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PQ: CHIN students expected to consult original text in paper; students from other units need no Chinese language; undergraduates may enroll under undergraduate number, no prior knowledge of Chinese. |
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RETH 638 32400 |
Public Goods and Religion |
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Kallhoff |
W/F |
1:30-2:50 |
S208 |
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Public goods are non-exclusive goods that should be made available to all citizens. Examples include health care, education, environmental goods, domestic security and culture. In this course, the discussion will first focus on contributions of political philosophy to a public goods theory. Classic and contemporary approaches provide justifications for the provision of public goods. They also give an introduction to philosophical ideas about public goods. Authors that will be studied include John Rawls, Martha Nussbaum and Juergen Habermas. The course particularly aims at discussing the relationship between religion and public goods. The study of recent contributions on public goods and religion in the second half of the course also helps elaborate arguments for the engagement of religious communities and churches for public goods. |
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RETH 638 43900 |
Religion and Democracy |
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Gamwell |
T/Th |
10:30-11:50 |
S200 |
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An examination of legal, philosophical, and theological views on the proper role of religious beliefs and religious communities within a democratic political process, with focus on contemporary United States politics. |
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RETH 638 44000 |
Methods and Theories in Comparative Ethics |
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Schweiker |
M/W |
10:00-11:20 |
S208 |
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RETH 638 44800 |
The Just War Tradition |
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Elshtain |
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1:30-4:20 |
S208 |
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An exploration of just war thinking from St. Augustine through Michael Walzer. We will examine critical attempts to limit the occasions for war and the tactics and strategies deployed during war. Case studies will be taken up, including “humanitarian interventions” and the 2003 war to depose the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. Special attention will be paid to human rights as a ground for intervention. |
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RETH 638 45100 |
Communicative Ethics |
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Gamwell |
T/Th |
3:00-4:50 |
S403 |
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An examination of the ethical theories of Jürgen Habermas and Karl-Otto Apel, with attention to the relation between these theories and the claims of Christian theism.
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RETH 638 49901 |
Greek Tragedy: Sophocles’ Philoctetes |
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Nussbaum |
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3:00-5:45 |
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Sophocles’ Philoctetes shows a good man suffering excruciating pain because of events that were not his fault. It refers often to the emotion of pity, and it connects that emotion closely with the idea of justice, as Neoptolemus, moved by the sight of pain, comes to the understanding the wrongfulness of his earlier actions. A close reading of the play in Greek will be combined with a more general investigation of pity, the central tragic motion. Through readings in English from authors including Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, and Nietzsche, we will study the role of pity in philosophical attacks on tragedy, and we will ask how, and whether, these attacks may be answered. Translation will occur during a set portion of the class, and auditors without Greek who wish to join in the discussions in English may therefore skip those parts. Their participation is strongly encouraged. IDENT. PHIL 21551/31551/ GREK 25600/35600/ LAW 96302 |
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RETH 638 50201 |
Religion and the Political Order |
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Elshtain |
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1:30-4:20 |
S208 |
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An advanced introduction to basic ordering concepts in the study of social and political ethics. We will explore the underlying presuppositions that frame each thinker’s perspective and that bear directly or indirectly on political and social life. Special attention will be paid to the theorist’s understanding of the role of religion in public life. Readings from Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, Mill.
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RETH 638 51302 |
Law-Philosophy Seminar |
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Nussbaum/Sunstein |
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This is a seminar/workshop most of whose participants are faculty from seven area institutions. It admits approximately ten students by permission of the instructors. Its aim is to study, each year, a topic that arises in both philosophy and law and to ask how bringing the two fields together may yield mutual illumination. There are twelve meetings throughout the year, always on Mondays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Half of the sessions are led by local faculty, half by visiting speakers. The leader assigns readings for the session (which may be by that person, by other contemporaries, or by major historical figures), and the sessions consists of a brief introduction by the leader, followed by structured questioning by the two faculty coordinators, followed by general discussion. Students write either two 4- to 6-page papers per quarter, or a 20- to 25-page seminar paper at the end of the year. The course satisfies the Law School Writing Requirement. The schedule of meetings will be announced by mid-September, and prospective students should submit their credentials to both instructors by September 20. Past themes have included: practical reason; equality; privacy; autonomy; global justice; pluralism and toleration; war; sexuality and family.
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AASR 607 30001 |
Rewriting the Past: Narrative, Ritual, and Monument |
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Homans, B. Cohler |
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This course focuses on the manner in which we make use of the past, the personal past, the collective past, and the place of social and historical chance in retelling and rewriting life-history and history. The course begins with a discussion of memory, conceptions of the personal and historical past, and such related issues as nostalgia, mourning, and the significance of commemoration in monument and ritual. These issues are explored in a number of topics including twentieth-century war memorials, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, high school and college reunions, the Holocaust and its representation in contemporary European society, the construction of the Israeli national tradition, and the construction of Abraham Lincoln as an American story of loss and renewal.
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AASR 607 41500 |
Classical Theories of Religion |
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Riesebrodt/Lincoln |
T/Th |
9:30-10:50 |
S106 |
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Ident. HREL 41500, SOCI 40127 |
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